People v. Durant
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
—Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Robinson, J.), rendered January 5, 1996, convicting him of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree and criminal possession of a controlled substance in the seventh degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
During the second round of voir dire, the defense counsel raised a Batson claim (see, Batson v Kentucky, 476 US 79), arguing that the prosecutor exercised two peremptory challenges to exclude potential black jurors because of their race. Although…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- People v. SuitteAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982
- People v. HintonNew York Court of Appeals · 1972
- People v. AllenNew York Court of Appeals · 1995
- People v. ChildressNew York Court of Appeals · 1993
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